Check-indorsing attachment for adding machines



March 8 1927.

. R. H. GLADWILL. ET AL CHECK INDoRsING ATTACHMENT FOR ADDING MAGHINEs Filed Oct. 20. 1925 ATTORNEYS March 8 1927.

R. H. GLADWILLt ET AL CHECK INDORSING ATTACHMENT FOR ADDING MACHINES Filed Oct. 20, 1925 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR IPH. Gaiam/ILL, GJ?. @am E); BY P ATTORNEYS 19272, 1,620,542 March 8 RH. GLADWILL ET AL CHECK INDOHSING ATTACHMENT FOR ADDING MACHINES 3 Sheets-sgat 5 r I l I llllllllllllll PH GM WITNESSES Patented Mar. 8, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RUDOLPH HENRY GLADWILL, or ADA, AND GEORGE MONROE RAMSEY, OF ALTUS,

OKLAHOMA.

CHECK-INDORSING ATTACHMENT FOR ADDING MACHNES.

Applcationfled October 20, 1925.

Our present invention relates generally to printing devices for indorsing bank checks and more particularly to an indorsing apparatus in the nature of an attachment for adding machines and for simultaneous operation therewith in order that the checks as they are listed may be indorsed without further effort on the part of the operator than that ordinarily required for the manipulation Or control of the adding machine.

It is well known that adding machines as used in banks and commercial houses have at one side a flat support on which checks are placed and turned over as they are listed on the machine. Ordinarily the indorsing of such checks is a separate operation, but our invention aims to combine the two in such manner that the operator may simply turn over the checks as they are listed into a chute and the several parts will act in conjunction with the operation of the adding machine to indorse the checks and stack the same as they were originally stacked on the flat support or shelf.

Our improvements are applicable to hand,I or motor actuated adding machines and include a printing arrangement below the flat support or shelf-and a stacking arrangement below the printing mechanism, both arrangements or mechanisms being actuated by certain gearing connections from the actuating means of the adding machine in such manner as to bring about the desired k:results without curtailing in any way the usual Operations of the machine or adding in any way to the ordinary labors of the operator.

ln the accompanying drawing which illustrates our present invention and forms a part of this specification:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the practical application of our invention with the usual parts of the adding machine in dotted lines.

Figure 2 is a sectional side view of our improved attachment.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section therethrough.

Figure 4. is an enlarged detail section taken thru the printing shaft actuating connections.

Figure 5 is a similar view looking in the opposite direction.

Figure 6 is a sectional view along the printing shaft, and

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,taken` on its rear portion a slot 16 communicating with the upper end of a depending chute 17 for guiding the checks downwardly between a rubber or other soft covered pressure roll 18 and a printing cylinder19 having end plates 20 and disposed upon a printing shaft 21 between contact wheels 22 which rotate with the shaft against the roll 18.

As seen especially in Figure 6, one of the end plates 20 of the printing cylinder 19 has in its inner face an annular groove 23 into which one end of a: semi-cylindrical type plate 24 isseated. The other end of the type plate seats upon an annular shoulder 23@l formed upon the inner surface of the 20. lThis type plate 24 has a type channel 25 therein for the purpose of receiving date printing type which are removably and interchangeably locked therein by means of a set screw 26 threaded through the wall at one end of the channel. The type plate 24 is held in place by a pin 27 and this pin is pivoted to al linger lever 28 having a portion 29 extending through an opening in the printing cylinder 19 and into a cavity in the printing shaft 21. `This lever is normally held in active position by a spring 30 but upon being rocked on its pivot by pressure on its finger piece, the arm 29 and pin 27 are simultaneously withdrawn in Order other end plate i that the printing plate may be withdrawn l and the date typev may be conveniently reached and changed.

Above the printing cylinder is an inking roller 31 having a soft ink holding surface whichthe type of the printing cylinder engage during each revolution of the cylinder in a manner to be presently described.

The printing shaft 21 and the' pressure roll 18 as well as the inking roller 31 are with a loose gear wheel 34. This gear wheel i 34 has a spring controlled pawl 35 engageable within a. peripheral recess of the disc 33 so as to rotate the printing shaft when the gear is rotated in one direction. The printing shaft isheld against rotation when the gear rotates in the opposite direction by means of a locking dog 36 pivoted on the adjacent bearing bracket 32 and engageable with a second recess 33a of the driving disc 33. This dog is held in engaged position by a controlling spring 37 and has a depending arm 36a by virtue of which it may be disengaged in a manner presently described.

Referring again to Figure 1, we have shown the adding machine actuated by a hand crank 38 attached to the adding machine shaft 39 by any suitable connections which may be formed to permit operation of the device in connection with either mechanically| or electrically actuated machines with the hand crank in place. 7e

a have shown this crank 38 provided intermediate its ends with a pin 4() by means of which it may be detachably engaged with the upper arm 41 of a quadrant gear 42 in mesh with a similar gear 43 upon the adjacent end of a shaft 44. This shaft, according to our invention extends beneath the adding machine and is mounted through bearing brackets 45 adapted to be clamped to adjacent portions of the frame of the adding machine, its opposite end projecting at the left of the adding machine and having thereon an enlarged counter-weighted quadrant gear 46 in mesh with the printing shaft gear 34.

Thus when the crank 38 is swung forwardly in the direction of the arrow, Figure 1, the lower connecting shaft 44 is rocked rearwardly in the direction of the arrow and the quadrant 46 swinging rearwardly therewith and with the assistance of its spring 46a will actuate the printing shaft 21 through the gear 34 and its pawl 35. During this movement the locking dog is disengaged, having been shifted out of its recess 33a of the driving disc 33 at the end of the previous forward swing of the gear 46 by means of a spring 47 carried by the rear side of the gear 46 for engagement with the depending arm 36LL of the locking dog when the said gear nears the limit of its forward swinging movement. When the gear 46 reaches the limit of its rearward swinging movement, during which movement the printing shaft has been given a complete revolntion7 the locking dog automatically engages the notch of the driving `disc and prevents rotation of the printing shaft when the crank 38 is released and swings rearwardly and the gear 46 swings forwardly. During this latter 'movement the pawl 35 of gear 34 slides over the periphery of the driving disc 33.

Below the support or shelf 15 and also below the printing cylinder 19 and rollers 18 and 31 is a check receiving tray 48 having an inner sla-nting rear wall 49 onto which the checks fall after passage downwardly through the chute 17 and between the roller 18 and printing cylinder 19. This slanting wall has a series of slots 50 through which a series of stacking arms 51 are movable and these stacking arms 51 swing forwardly and rearwardly as a series through said slots by virtue of their rigid connection at the lower ends thereof to an oscillating shaft 52 having end trunnions' journalled in the side walls of the check receiving tray 48. One of these trunnions has an end crank 53 as shown in Figure 2 and to this crank is loosely connected one end of a connecting rod 54 whose other end is similarly connected to a crank disc 55 loose upon one end of the beforementioned shaft 44 as seen in Figure 1.

Secured upon the same end of the shaft 44 is a crank 56 having a spring-controlled pawl 57 adapted to engage a notch in the periphery of the crank disc 55 when shaft 44 is turned in a forward direction. Pawl 57 has a projecting pin 58 and in the path of swinging movement thereof is a stationary trip bracket 59 secured to the adjacent side wall of the receiving tray 48 so that when crank 56 movesA forwardly and, nears the limit of its forward movement, the pin 58 engages trip bracket 59, and the pawl 57 will be shifted against the tension of its spring 60 and out of engagement with the crank disc notch, leaving the crank disc free to turn n the opposite direction.

At the connection between the crank disc 55 and the forward end of the connecting rod 54 is secured the forward end of a retractile spring 61 whose rear end is anchored upon the adjacent side wall of the checkreceiving tray 48 and thus when the crank disc 55 is released as above, the spring 61 acts to shift the same rearwardly, returning the stacking arms 51 rearwardly through the slots of the rear wall 59 so as to position them for the next check dropping onto said wall.

Centrally of its base, the check receiving tray 48 has a lengthwise guide channel 62 as best seen in Figure 3 and along and within this channel is a guide rod 63. This guide channel and rod function to guide a check carrier plate 64 slidable on the base of the tray 48 and having a guide extension 65 depending in the channel 62 and movably engaging the rod 63. Around the rear p0rtion of the rod 63 is a light coil spring 66 secured at its rear end to the lower portion of the rear wall 49 and connected at its forward end to thedepending extension 65 of the carrier plate 64.

Thus as each check drops onto the slanting rear wall 49 of the check receiving tray 48 itis pressed forwardly against the carrier plate 64 by the check stacking arms 51',

or against other checks previously so placed against the carrier plate, and as the checks accumulate, the carrier plate recedes under control of its spring 66. In this way the checks accumulate in the same order as they are previously listed and indorsed. and may be easily and quickly removed from the receiver at any time.

In operation with the checks to be listed and indorsed on the shelf or support 15, the operator drops each check in a forwardly facing position in the chute 17 before pulling the operating crank 38 forwardly. Thus as this crank is pulled forwardly to operate the adding machine, the corresponding check passes downwardly between the pressure roll 18 and the printing cylinder 20 so that it receives upon its reverse face the proper indorsement. rlhus indorsed, the check falls upon the rear wall 49 of the check receiver after the arms 51 have been released and have moved rearwardly as previously described so that upon the next operation of the machine, the check will be pressed forwardly and joined with the stack of checks against the carrier plate 64.

It is thus obvious that our invention not only fulfills the desire with respect to the indorsing of the checks, but does so without necessitating any further work on the part of the adding machine operator than that usually incident to the operation of such machine, and it is further plain that our invention presents a simple, economical solution of the problem and a structure which is at once strong, durable, effective and capable of yready connection and adaptation to an adding machine.

7e claim:

1. A printing device for attachment to one side of an adding machine opposite to the operating` lever of such machine and actuating connections for such device including a shaft adapted to extend beneath an adding machine, and gear members for connecting said shaft with the adding machine, one of which gear members has means adapting the same for detachable connection with the operating lever of an adding machine.

2. A printing device for attachment to one side of an adding machine, including a printing mechanism, an actuating and connecting shaft connected thereto and extending laterally therefrom for mounting beneath an adding machine, an actuatingblever adjacent to the outer end of said shaft, and gear members .connecting the shaft and the actuating lever, one of which gear members is detachably engaged with the lever.

3. A printing device for attachment t0 one side of an adding machine, including a printing mechanism, an actuating and connecting shaft connected thereto and extend ing laterally therefrom for mounting beneath an adding machine, a swinging gear member at the inner end of said shaft having a pawl and ratchet connection with the printing mechanism, an actuating lever adjacent to the outer end of said shaft, and segmental gears connecting a)said lever and said shaft, one of which gears is detachably connected to said lever.

4. A printing device for adding machines, consisting of a printing mechanism adapted to be mounted at one side of an adding machine, a shaft having journal bearings to support the same beneath an adding machine and having a pawl and ratchet connection at one end with said printing mechanism, a quadrant gear mounted -on the other end of the said shaft, a second quadrant gear engaging the first quadrant gear and a lever with which said second gear has a detachable connection, said lever being adapted to be mounted upon the adjacent end of the operating shaft of an adding machine.

5. A printing device for adding machines, consisting of a printing mechanism adapted to be mounted at one side of an adding machine, a shaft journalled beneath the machine and having means adapted to form an oscillatory connection at its outer end with the actuating lever of an adding machine, said shaft having a quadrant gear at its inner end and said printing mechanism including a printing shaft, a gear loose on the printing shaft and engaged with said quadrant gear, and a pawl and ratchet connection between said last named gear and the printing shaft.

GEORGE MONROE RAMSEY. RUDOLPH HENRY GLADWILL. 

